Testing of Urine. In order to preserve the chain of custody, urine samples will only be released to SID personnel who will actually carry out the analysis. Medical Liaison Section employees will provide SID with a Confidential Drug Sample Report with each delivery of samples. Scientific Investigation Division personnel will complete the form as they test each sample. Samples collected under the Police Officer Drug Testing Program will undergo the same two-stage testing system as currently utilized for police officer applicant testing. As a minimum, the following seven classes of drugs will be screened and confirmed by this process: 1. PCP 2. Cocaine Metabolites 3. Opiate Metabolites 4. Barbiturates 5. Amphetamines 6. Marijuana Metabolites 7. Benzodiazepines (Valium, Restoril, Ativan, Xanax, etc). The Department uses an Immunoassay process to initially screen all urine samples for drugs. If a sample tests positive, Gas Chromatography (GCMS) is used to confirm the presence of the suspected drug(s). Urine samples will be analyzed by XXX within 10 days after their receipt. Test results will be forwarded to the Drug Testing Coordinator via the SID Confidential Drug Sample Report for review. Samples that test negative (no drug in urine) will be destroyed by the chemist conducting the test. Notification of the negative test results will be made via Department mail from the Drug Testing Coordinator to the test subject within 14 days of the sample collection. Samples that test positive (drug in urine) based upon the confirmation test will be resealed by the chemist and booked at Property Division. They will be maintained for a period of one year in a refrigerated state. The commanding officer of the subject testing positive will be notified immediately and will remove the officer from field duties pending appropriate action.
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Testing of Urine. In order to preserve the chain of custody, urine samples will only be released directly to SID personnel who will actually carry out the analysisFSD Toxicology personnel. Medical Liaison Section employees will provide SID FSD with a Confidential Drug Sample Report with each delivery of samples. Scientific Investigation Forensic Science Division personnel will complete the form as they test each sample. Samples collected under the Police Officer Drug Testing Program will undergo the same two-stage testing system process as currently utilized for police officer applicant testing. As At a minimum, the following seven classes of drugs will be screened and confirmed by this process:
1. PCP
2. Cocaine Metabolites
3. Opiate Metabolites
4. Barbiturates
5. Amphetamines
6. Marijuana Cannabis Metabolites
7. Benzodiazepines (Valium, Restoril, Ativan, Xanax, etc). The Department uses an Immunoassay process to initially screen all urine samples for drugs. If a sample tests positive, Gas Chromatography (GCMS) or Liquid Chromatography (HPLC/MS) is used to confirm the presence of the suspected drug(s). Urine samples sample analysis by FSD will be analyzed by XXX conducted within 10 30 days after their receipt. Test results will be forwarded to the Drug Testing Coordinator via the SID FSD Confidential Drug Sample Report for review. Samples that test negative (no drug in urine) will be destroyed by the chemist conducting the testToxicology Unit when testing is complete. Notification of the negative test results will be made via Department e-mail from the Drug Testing Coordinator to the test subject tested employee within 14 fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the test results. Testing of any urine sample collectionshall be by a two-stage process, with the second stage analysis done only in the event of and to confirm a positive test result from the first stage analysis of the sample. Samples that test positive (drug in urine) based upon the confirmation test will be resealed by FSD and stored in a secure location in the chemist and booked at Property DivisionToxicology Unit. They will be maintained for a period of one year in a refrigerated state. The commanding officer of the subject employee testing positive will be notified immediately and will remove the officer employee from field duties pending appropriate action.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Testing of Urine. In order to preserve the chain of custody, urine samples will only be released to SID personnel who will actually carry out the analysis. Medical Liaison Section employees will provide SID with a Confidential Drug Sample Report with each delivery of samples. Scientific Investigation Division personnel will complete the form as they test each sample. Samples collected under the Police Officer Drug Testing Program will undergo the same two-stage testing system as currently utilized for police officer applicant testing. As a minimum, the following seven classes of drugs will be screened and confirmed by this process:
1. PCP
2. Cocaine Metabolites
3. Opiate Metabolites
4. Barbiturates
5. Amphetamines
6. Marijuana Metabolites
7. Benzodiazepines (Valium, Restoril, Ativan, Xanax, etc). 23 MOU 28:2014-2018 The Department uses an Immunoassay process to initially screen all urine samples for drugs. If a sample tests positive, Gas Chromatography (GCMS) is used to confirm the presence of the suspected drug(s). Urine samples will be analyzed by XXX within 10 days after their receipt. Test results will be forwarded to the Drug Testing Coordinator via the SID Confidential Drug Sample Report for review. Samples that test negative (no drug in urine) will be destroyed by the chemist conducting the test. Notification of the negative test results will be made via Department mail from the Drug Testing Coordinator to the test subject within 14 days of the sample collection. Samples that test positive (drug in urine) based upon the confirmation test will be resealed by the chemist and booked at Property Division. They will be maintained for a period of one year in a refrigerated state. The commanding officer of the subject testing positive will be notified immediately and will remove the officer from field duties pending appropriate action.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding